Helicobacter pylori eradication does not exacerbate gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Correspondence to:
Professor P Malfertheiner
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Str 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany; peter.malfertheinermedizin.uni-magdeburg.de
- Accepted 30 September 2003
Abstract
The reciprocal influence of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), if both conditions occur concomitantly, has been an issue of debate for many years. The critical question is whether eradication of H pylori has a more beneficial, harmful, or simply no effect on the course of GORD.
